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It's gator time in Florida, and the bigger the better

By Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel

Updated:
10/03/2013 04:57:56 PM EDT

It's gator time in Florida, and the bigger the better

Orange County Deputy Jason Forgey, Jeff Harris and Jeremy Harris pose with the 13-foot, 737.5-pound alligator they caught in Seminole County. (Orange County Sheriff's Office via Orlando Sentinel/MCT)ORLANDO, Fla. - It's the middle of Florida's alligator hunting season, and that means sportsmen - and women - across the state are vying for mammoth creatures that will put them in the record books.The state's record - a 14-foot, 3 1/2-inch alligator - is held by an Orlando man who caught the ...